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Transportation & Environment
Street Blades/Co-Naming Moratorium Update Letter
To:
Councilmember Erik Bottcher
Councilmember Keith Powers
Councilwoman Carlina Rivera
Borough President Mark Levine
RE: Moratorium on street blades.
To Our Elected Officials:
For years, Community Board Five has emphasized its standing position against all street co-
naming in our district. The reasons for this moratorium denying all co-naming street blades are
as valid today as when our position, which is attached, was adopted: street co-naming is
arbitrary, subjective, confusing for pedestrians and drivers alike, and particularly inappropriate
for the densest part of the city’s central business district.
The board’s leadership considers this issue with frequency and affirms that the conditions
underpinning our moratorium remain in effect without exception. Community Board Five
maintains its position of complete denial of new street co-naming blades, recommends
alternatives such as building or sidewalk elements, and implores our elected officials to respect
this longstanding opposition.
Sincerely,
Vikki Barbero
Chair
Layla Law-Gisiko
Chair, Land Use, Housing, and Zoning
Chair, Landmarks
E.J. Kalafarski
Chair, Transportation & Environment